MIdnightRider,
What else is there to do in the winter besides getting ready for boating season. What paint do you have on your boat? Post some pictures in reader's rides.
Hopefully we will get an early spring. At least the lake should warm up earlier this year.
Dan

I don't think my 42 really would qualify as having paint, it's a signature series, Black srtipe with the gold signature, and it does have an arch. I'll do a real paint job in a year or two, Mitcher T is in my neck of the woods, he did Casino Runner. My new boat has already cost me a new home, a new car, and a Jamacain honeymoon. "If we can afford that boat, we can certainly afford to buy _______." That was my final bachelor purchase before I got engaged this winter, something I promised myself to buy before I turned 30. I've been wanting a Big V since I was kid, in about 86' Grand Haven was home and still is to one of the Miami Vice Scarabs, I thought that was the cats meow. So the wedding has put all upgrades on hold, it could be worse, I could still be in the Baja.

I remember a 42 signature with an arch from the Michigan City area, could that be your boat? Great boat!
I fell in love with a 32 Fever with signature paint, which got me looking at the Fountains. I still like the straight lines on the Fountains more than the crazy stuff. The one exception is a yellow 35 up in the St. Joe area with some custom paint, which is awesome. I'm trying to buy another 35 and have been debating over the signature or the new red hull side signature. I'm trying to stimulate the economy and help Reggie but Fountain is not to eager to sell boats.
Dan

My boat is from the Great Lakes, I was told Chicago, so it may be the same boat, there cant be to many black and Gold sigs with an arch from around here. Is the yellow 35 your referring to have an arch with what I think was purple, orange, and red accents, with the windscreen vents and everything yellowed out. If so I think that used to be owned by a guy here in West Michigan. I beleieve that he owns renegade trailers(snowmobile trailer manufacturer) in Hudsonville, MI. That was a cool boat.

MIdnightRider,
I have definitely seen your boat. Very nice! You have to love all of that hardware hanging off the transom.
That 35' sounds like the same boat. Lots of candy colors. Definitely won't get lost in a crowd.
Dan

Candyman, My boat had the name "Show Time" on it when it came in. Kinda cool, but I'll recrisin her to Midnight Rider. That name and I have allot history and have come quite far to be on this new boat. I hope the old owner was fat and old, with a bad back, LOL. Did you see it out allot? Did you Know the owner at all? I didn't get allot of info on the previous owner, or any details how it was used. Everything was mechanically verified and the condition is good, I guess thats what counts.

That's the boat. I use to see it around Michigan City. Passed it many times with my girlfriend, who is now my wife, telling me to stop drooling. I think I might even have a picture somewhere. That’s a real nice boat.

I started out with a Rinker and now many dollar$ latter working on buying my second 35'. Time fly’s and so does the money. I never thought I would be so lucky.

I never got to meet the owner of your boat. He always had a boatload of friends on board. Never seen him on the Chicago side of the Lake.

There is another '92 or '93 42' running around Chicago with triple 454's. I think it was also a Signature.
Good luck with the boat in the off season. Hopefully it will be an early spring.
Dan

Btw, are you familiar with the re-naming a boat ceremony? You can’t just take the name off. http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

Sounds like a good accuse for a Party!

That whole renaming policy must be why my Baja cost me so much money, motors, starters, batteries, windsheilds, trailer, on and on and on. The just pouring michelob light over the bow didn't cut it. If leaving the name on will help my luck, I might be "Show Time", I thought that was cool anyway. That's on thing that I considered on buying this big boat, if it had the baja luck, get me a lawyer, we'll be in bankruptsy court. LOL

Troutly & Scorpion260, Just an update on Gary and Lia's engines. Teague has them apart and said they are just like brand new. He may have made another season on them. Still doing a complete rebuild including blowers. Brian Fisher's boat is out there too. His are in worse shape with less hours. Teague says he doesn't change the oil often enough. Number one way to make these motors last is to change the oil every 12-15 hours. (At a cost of $200+ per change) Also running 110 octane fuel helped a bunch.

32fever, Triples are *****IN'. I had a '97 42' with triple TCM 740 hp motors. Boat did at least 110mph (Never really rang it out). It was built along side the two 42's with the TCM 1000's that I was talking about above. It was every bit as fast as they were and about $100K less expensive. The weak link was the Bravo drives (TCM modified). I blew at least two of them, once a total loss. Another advantage of trips is you can get it up on plane with the other two. I could easily cruise at 45 mph on two. A mutual friend of Troutly and myself has a 42 w/500HP staggered engines. He wishes he spent the extra $30K and got triples. Yes triples are more work but like I said, when the hatches are open, it looks *****IN'!

Hey Innthered,

Thanks for the update. Glad to see ya on the board, it's always nice to add another person from this frozen state.

Jim